High school lacrosse: Sandwich boys win season debut

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Mar 30, 2017 at 10:41 PMMar 30, 2017 at 10:41 PM

High school lacrosse: Sandwich boys win season debut

EAST SANDWICH – With the Blue Knights boys lacrosse team graduating a number of seniors last season, several Sandwich players stepped up in a season-opening 12-8 victory over Weymouth on Thursday afternoon.

Junior Peyton Goodwin stepped up with 11 saves in net, while juniors Sean Bodin and Jack LaRochelle and freshman CJ Wiper and Tim Ladner all came away with their first varsity goals in the win.

Ladner led the offense with four goals and two assists, Bodin had three goals and one assist and Mather Negron had a hat trick.

The Blue Knights dominated on faceoffs and got strong play from their entire defensive unit in front of Goodwin. Sandwich led, 8-1, at halftime.

The Blue Knights host Marshfield on Tuesday.

Cape Tech 11, Falmouth Academy 2: Dylan Vaughan finished with six goals and an assist, Ryan DiPilato turned away six shots and the Crusaders began their season with a Cape & Islands League victory in Harwich.

Aidan Mason scored twice for Cape Tech (1-0), which also got goals from Scott Withers, Marcus Aylmer and Michael Rooney. Matt Fay also had an assist, with Rooney leading the Crusaders with three.

Cape Tech took a 6-0 lead into halftime but had 6 minutes, 30 seconds worth of penalties in the second half. Falmouth Academy (0-1) took advantage with goals from Sam Colt-Simonds and Jacob Weinstein in the third quarter.

The Crusaders are set to host Mashpee at 3:30 p.m. today. Mashpee ended Cape Tech’s final chance at a postseason spot last season with an 11-8 victory over the Crusaders.

Franklin 11, Falmouth 6: The Panthers outshot the Clippers in a sloppy season opener in Franklin.

With the game against Franklin moved up a day, Falmouth was forced to play just a day after their first full practice.

Jack Carson, Drew D’Antoni, Tom Chicoine and Jared Williamson were strong on defense as the Panthers outshot the Clippers, 31-12.

Colin Almeida led Falmouth with two goals and an assist, and teammates Jacob Miller, Alex Manos and Nolan Enneguess had one goal each.

The Clippers return to action Tuesday at Dennis-Yarmouth.

Nantucket 18, Monomoy 5: JT Gamberoni and Alex Small had four goals apiece as the Whalers shook off a slow start to beat the Sharks on the island.

Monomoy, beginning its first varsity season, jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but Nantucket quickly righted the ship.

Rory Carpenter led the Sharks with three goals while Elijah Beasley had a goal and two assists and Connor Santoni finished with one goal. Kyle Chalot was key defensively for Monomoy.

The Whalers, who travel to Dennis-Yarmouth on Saturday, dominated defensively en route to the win.

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Falmouth Academy 22, Cape Cod Academy 3: Jane Earley scored a game-high five goals and added 10 draw controls to lead the Mariners to a season-opening win over the Seahawks in Falmouth.

Lilah Way led Cape Cod Academy with a pair of goals, while Caroline Thompson had one.

Maddy Francis earned the win in net for the Mariners.

Falmouth Academy faces Sturgis West on Tuesday at Simpkins Field in South Yarmouth, while the Seahawks visit Martha’s Vineyard the same day.

Nantucket 17, Monomoy 8: Despite the end result, the Sharks had an effective start to their first varsity season in Harwich.

Monomoy, which played its first game in the senior circuit after several of its players played with Cape Tech in a co-operative junior varsity program last season, hung in with the Whalers, who finished third in the Cape & Islands League last season behind Falmouth Academy and St. John Paul II.

Holly Evans and Marie Zavadova split time in between the pipes for Monomoy, with each recording seven saves. Kelsey Olson added strong defense for the Sharks, forcing a number of turnovers.

Emma Mawn led the offense for Monomoy with four goals, while Alyssa Lyons had two goals and Madison Rush and Molly McKenna had one goal each.

Katherine Pittman led Nantucket with six goals while Nina Wilson added four and Mae Blackwell had three.

The Whalers took a 13-7 lead into halftime.

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